EP0902401B1 - Elektronisches Überwachungssystem - Google Patents

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EP0902401B1
EP0902401B1 EP98305925A EP98305925A EP0902401B1 EP 0902401 B1 EP0902401 B1 EP 0902401B1 EP 98305925 A EP98305925 A EP 98305925A EP 98305925 A EP98305925 A EP 98305925A EP 0902401 B1 EP0902401 B1 EP 0902401B1
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Guy Greitser
Gill Gemer
Tzahi Itzhak Pilli
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  • the present invention relates to electronic monitoring devices, and particularly to such devices to be attached to a person for monitoring the movements or other activities of the person.
  • the invention also relates to an electronic monitoring system including such devices.
  • Such electronic monitoring devices typically include a tamper sensor for sensing tampering with the device or removal of the device from the person to whom the device was attached, and for producing a corresponding tamper signal which is processed by a data processor and which is fed, with an identification signal identifying the respective device, to a transmitter for transmission to an external receiver.
  • the external receiver may be a stationary one or a mobile one. Frequently, the receiver is a local one located in the immediate area of the confinement and transmits its information to a central station which monitors the activities of many persons having electronic monitoring devices attached to them.
  • Such electronic monitoring devices are quite expensive, and it would therefore be desirable to construct them for reuse.
  • different subjects may require different monitoring programs, e.g., regarding the sampling intervals, the data transmission intervals, the monitored time periods, the locations barred or permitted to the subject, etc.
  • One system now in use programs each monitoring device according to a specific program, and uses the monitoring device only on subjects to be monitored according to the respective program.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic monitoring system including an electronic monitoring device of the foregoing type to be applied to the subject, and a resetting device which enables the monitoring device to be reset in a quick and simple manner, by reprogramming it for use with a different subject, or by disabling it for conserving battery power when the device is returned to inventory for future use.
  • an electronic monitoring system comprising: an electronic monitoring device (2) including a housing attachable to a subject for monitoring at a remote location, movements and/or other activities of the subject; including electronic circuitry with a first date processor for receiving and processing data and a transmitter for transmitting to said remote location data regarding the activities of the subject, said first data processor including a memory for storing an identification of the electronic monitoring device and an operational program for operating the first data processor, and a closure member to secure the housing to the subject; the system further comprising:
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an electronic monitoring device, generally designated 2, to be attached to a person for monitoring movements and other activities of the person. These activities as detected by monitoring device 2 are transmitted to a local receiver 3 located in the general area of the person being monitored, such as the person's home residence. The information received by the local receiver 3 is in turn transmitted to a remote monitor 4 which monitors the activities of a number of persons each equipped with a personal monitoring device 2.
  • the transmission from the monitoring device 2 to the local receiver 3 is by wireless transmission; and the transmission from local receiver 3 to the remote monitor 4 may be by wireless transmission or by wires, e.g., via the regular telephone or a cellular telephone.
  • Electronic monitoring device 2 includes a housing 10 for housing the electronic circuitry, and a pair of straps 11,12 defining a band for attaching the housing to a limb preferably the ankle or wrist of the person to be monitored.
  • both straps 11 and 12 are provided with a plurality of pairs of holes 11a, 12a along their lengths, cooperable with a closure member 13 for fixing the effective lengths of the two straps according to the size of the person's ankle or wrist.
  • Closure member 13 includes two parts 13a, 13b to be disposed on the opposite sides of the overlapping ends of the two straps 11, 12 after the monitoring device has been applied to the person.
  • Part 13a includes four pins 14, and part 13b includes four complementary sockets 15, such that after the ends of the two straps 11, 12 have been applied around the person's ankle (or wrist), pins 14 of part 13a may be passed through the appropriate aligned holes 11a, 12a, of the overlapping ends of the two straps 11, 12, and force-fitted into their respective sockets 15 of part 13b, to fix the monitoring device to the person's ankle (or wrist).
  • the illustrated monitoring device 2 further includes a tamper sensor for sensing any tampering with the monitoring devices or its removal from the person to whom it was attached.
  • the tamper sensor in the illustrated monitoring device may be the same as described in the above-cited US Patent 5,504,474.
  • Such a sensor includes electrical conductors (not shown) extending through the two straps 11, 12, electrical terminals 16 provided in the end of strap 12, and electrical pads 17 formed in part 13a engageable by terminals 16 when the two parts 13a, 13b of the closure member 13 are fixed as required to the overlapping ends of the two straps.
  • the arrangement is that any cutting of strap 11 or 12, or any attempt to separate the two parts 13a, 13b from the straps, will result in a break in the continuity of the electrical circuit which would be sensed by the electrical circuitry within housing 10.
  • manual resetting device 20 may be used for both disabling the electronic monitoring device 2 so that the device can be placed back into inventory for future use without draining the battery, or for reprogramming the device for use by another subject, which reprogram may be the same as the previous one or a different one.
  • the manual resetting device 20 when used for resetting the electronic circuitry within housing 10 of the monitoring device, also downloads the identification number of the manual resetting device into the memory of the monitoring device and commands the monitoring device to periodically transmit the identification of the resetting device with the data transferred to the remote location.
  • such a manual resetting device not only simplifies resetting a monitoring device, but also assures that the resetting device will always be identified so that an unauthorized resetting of the monitoring device will be quickly detected.
  • the manual resetting device is shown at 20 in Fig. 1. Its electrical circuitry, as well as the electrical circuitry of the electronic monitoring device 2, is shown in Fig. 2.
  • the manual resetting device 20 is enclosed within a housing 21 which may be constructed for easy portability. It includes two depressible keys: Disable key 22, and Enable key 23. It also includes an LED visual indicator 24. It further includes two terminals 25, which are connectable, e.g., either by direct contact or by induction, with two of the terminals 16 on strap 12 in order to communicate with the electronic circuitry within housing 10 of the monitoring device 2 after the closure member 13 has been removed.
  • manual resetting device 20 further includes a microprocessor 27 having a memory 28 storing the program to be downloaded Into the electronic monitoring device 2, and also storing the identification number of the manual resetting device. This identification number is also downloaded and stored in the electronic monitoring device 2 when reset.
  • memory 28 in the manual resetting device 20 stores a number of programs which may be preselected for use when reprogramming another electronic monitoring device 2.
  • the selection of any particular program of those stored is made at the factory by a selector switch (not shown) within housing 21; but it will be appreciated that the resetting device could include a selector switch externally of the housing to enable the user to preselect the desired program.
  • Memory 28 further includes a section for storing the identifications of all the electronic memory devices It presets, so that it can provide this information, including the programs applied in each case, whenever desired to an external data processor, e.g., for record purposes.
  • This information stored within the manual resetting device 20 may be read out of the resetting device in any suitable manner, e.g., by electrical contacts, induction, RF transmission, or by removal of the storage element.
  • Microprocessor 27 and LED 24 of the manual resetting device are powered by a battery 29.
  • Fig. 2 also shows the electronic circuitry within housing 10 of the electronic monitoring device 2.
  • This circuitry includes a microprocessor 30 adapted to communicate, via terminals 16 and 25, with the manual resetting device 20, and a transmitter 31 connected to microprocessor 30 for transmitting the data processed therein to the remote location via antenna 32.
  • Microprocessor 30 further includes other inputs, e.g., an input from the open-closure sensor 33 and the body sensor 34, for example as described in the above-cited Patent 5,504,474 for processing the received information concerning the movements or other activities of the subject to which the monitoring device is attached, and for transmitting this information to the remote location via transmitter 31 and antenna 32.
  • the microprocessor 30 and transmitter 31 are powered by a battery 35 contained within the monitoring device.
  • Data processor 30 of the monitoring device 2 further includes a memory 36 for storing the program downloaded from the manual resetting device 20, its identification, and also the identification of the manual resetting device used for resetting it. The latter identification is transmitted with the other data to the remote location to assure that any unauthorized resetting or reprogramming of the monitoring device will not go undetected.
  • part 13a of the closure member 13 must be removed in order to provide access to terminals 16 in strap 12 of the monitoring device 2.
  • the manual resetting device 20 is then held with its terminals 25 in contact with terminals 16 of the monitoring device, or in induction proximity with terminal 16 (e.g., without removing part 13a of the closure member). If the monitoring device is to be disabled, Disable key 22 is depressed; and if the monitoring device is to be enabled, Enable key 23 is depressed to download the enabling program of the manual resetting device into the monitoring device.
  • the LED 24 is energized with an acknowledging "ACK” signal (e.g., producing slow blinks) when the manual resetting has been successfully completed, and with a not-acknowledging “NACK” signal (e.g., producing rapid blinks) when the manual resetting has not been successfully completed.
  • ACK acknowledging
  • NACK not-acknowledging
  • a new closure member part 13a is attached to part 13b and the overlapping ends of the straps 11, 12, or both new closure parts 13a, 13b may be attached to the overlapping ends of the straps, to fix these ends according to the size of the wrist or ankle of the subject to which the monitoring device is to be attached, and also to establish the necessary continuity between pins 16 of strap 12 and pads 17 of closure member part 13a.
  • Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operational program of microprocessor 27 in the manual resetting device 20; and Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operational program of microprocessor 30 in the electronic monitoring device 2.
  • the microprocessor first checks to see whether a button is depressed (block 40), and if so, it transmits to the electronic monitoring device 2 the operation specified by the push button (i.e., "Disable” or “Enable") and also the identification of the respective manual resetting device (block 41).
  • a timer within microprocessor 27 is then started (block 42), e.g., to time three seconds, and a check is made to determine whether a message is received from the electronic monitoring device within that time period (blocks 43, 44); if not, the LED 24 is blinked (e.g., rapidly) to indicate "NACK" (block 45).
  • a command is received from the manual resetting device (block 50), and then makes a communication check to determine that the command was received in a legal way (block 51).
  • a communication check may be any of the known ones, such as the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). If this check indicates the command was not properly received, a "NACK" signal is sent to the manual resetting device 20 (block 52).
  • CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
  • a legality check is then made (block 53) to determine whether that electronic monitoring device is allowed to communicate with the specific manual resetting device; for example, if the manual resetting device is on a "Stolen list", the result of this check would be negative. If such a check is found to be negative, the electronic monitoring device transmits to the local receiver (3, Fig. 1), sometime within the coming week, a report informing the local receiver periodically (e.g., every five minutes) the identification of the commanding manual resetting device (block 54), and also sends a "NACK" signal to the manual resetting device (block 52).
  • the "Authorization” check performed in block 55 is made to assure that the specific electronic monitoring device is authorized to receive a command from the specific manual resetting device; for example, some electronic monitoring devices are authorized to receive only certain commands from supervisors.
  • the "Ability to Perform” check (block 56) is made to assure that the electronic monitoring device is capable of executing the command; for example, if its battery is too low, it would produce a negative result when this check is made.
  • the electronic monitoring device transmits an "ACK" signal to the data processor 27 of the manual resetting device 20 (block 57), stores the identification of the manual resetting device (block 58), and executes the command (block 59). Thereafter, within one week, it periodically (e.g., each five minutes) transmits to the local receiver 3 the identification of the commanding manual resetting device if not disabled.
  • the remote location will be continuously advised of the identification of the manual resetting device that last reset the monitoring device, so that in case the manual resetting device was not an authorized one, this will be quickly detected.
  • the resetting can be effected in other manners, e.g., by induction without opening the closure member.
  • the indicator 24 is a visual one it could be an audio one.
  • the monitoring device may be used for monitoring movements other than those under house arrest, e.g., movements of medical patients, children in shopping centers, animals, etc.
  • the monitoring device could supply other information (in addition to the ID, ACK and NACK) to the resetting device, e.g. past failed attempts to reset, and other information to the remote location, e.g.
  • the monitoring device could be applied to parts of a subject other than the limbs, e.g. around the neck or attached to subject's clothing. Many other variations, modifications and applications of the invention as disclosed in claim 1 will be apparent.

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  1. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem, das folgendes umfasst:
    eine elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2), die ein Gehäuse (10) enthält, das an einer Person bzw. einen Gegenstand anbringbar ist, um an einem entfernt liegenden Ort Bewegungen und/oder andere Aktivitäten der Person bzw. des Gegenstands zu überwachen; die eine elektronische Schaltung mit einem ersten Datenprozessor (30), um Daten zu empfangen und zu verarbeiten, und einen Sender (31), um zu dem entfernt liegenden Ort Daten zu übertragen, die die Aktivitäten der Person bzw. des Gegenstands betreffen, enthält,
    wobei der erste Datenprozessor (30) einen Speicher (36), um eine Identifikation der elektronischen Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) zu speichern, und ein Betriebsprogramm zum Betreiben des ersten Datenprozessors (30) enthält, und die ein Verschlussglied (13) enthält, um das Gehäuse (10) an der Person bzw. dem Gegenstand zu befestigen bzw. sicher anzubringen;
       wobei das System weiter folgendes umfasst:
    eine manuelle Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20), die elektrische Anschlüsse (25) hat, die angepasst sind, um in Verbindung mit elektrischen Anschlüssen (16) auf der elektronischen Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) gebracht zu werden, um die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) neu einzustellen, wobei die manuelle Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) einen zweiten Datenprozessor (27) enthält, der ein Programm speichert, das in dem Speicher (36) des ersten Datenprozessors (30) herunterzuladen ist;
       wobei die manuelle Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) weiter eine Identifikationsnummer enthält, die darin gespeichert ist, und wobei der zweite Datenprozessor (27) programmiert ist, um die Identifikationsnummer in den Speicher (36) des ersten Datenprozessors (30) herunterzuladen, wenn die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) neu eingestellt wird.
  2. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem der zweite Datenprozessor (27) programmiert ist, um, wenn ein Programm in den Speicher des ersten Datenprozessors heruntergeladen wird, der elektronischen Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) zu befehlen, die Identifikation der manuellen Neueinstellungsvorrichtung mit den anderen Daten, die zu dem entfernten Ort übertragen werden, zu speichern und/oder periodisch zu übertragen.
  3. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem der zweite Datenprozessor (27) programmiert ist, um, wenn ein Programm in den Speicher (36) des ersten Datenprozessors (30) heruntergeladen wird, die Identifikation der elektronischen Überwachungsvorrichtung, die dadurch neu eingestellt bzw. zurückgesetzt wird, und das Programm, das dorthin heruntergeladen wird, zu speichern.
  4. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem die manuelle Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) weiter folgendes enthält:
    eine "Freigabe"-Taste (23), um die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) freizugeben und um das Programm darauf herunterzuladen; und
    eine "Sperr"-Taste (22), um die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) zu sperren.
  5. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem die manuelle Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) weiter einen visuellen Indikator (24) enthält und bei welchem der zweite Datenprozessor (27) der manuellen Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) programmiert ist, um den visuellen Indikator (24) zu steuern, um anzuzeigen, ob die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) erfolgreich neu eingestellt bzw. zurückgesetzt wurde.
  6. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 1, bei welchem die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) ein Paar von Bändern bzw. Bügeln (11, 12) umfasst, um das Gehäuse (10) an einer Extremität der Person anzubringen.
  7. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 6, bei welchem das Verschlussglied zwei Teile (13a, 13b) umfasst, die an gegenüberliegenden Seiten von Enden des Bandes (11, 12) anzubringen sind und aneinander mit den Band-Enden bzw. Bügel-Enden dazwischen gemäß der Größe der Extremität der Person anzubringen ist.
  8. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 7, bei welchem eines der Verschlussgliedteile (13a) und ein Ende der Enden des Bügels bzw. Bandes (12) elektrische Anschlüsse (16, 17) enthalten, die miteinander verbunden werden, wenn das Verschlussglied (13) an Band-Enden bzw. Bügel-Enden angebracht wird, um eine elektrische Verbindung mit dem ersten Datenprozessor (30) zu errichten, um die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) in die Lage zu versetzen, die Abwesenheit des Verschlussglieds zu delektieren.
  9. Elektronisches Überwachungssystem nach Anspruch 8, bei welchem die elektrischen Anschlüsse (25) der manuellen Neueinstellungsvorrichtung (20) angepasst sind, um in Kommunikation mit den elektrischen Anschlüssen (16) auf der elektronischen Überwachungsvorrichtung (2) gebracht zu werden, wenn das Verschlussglied (13) davon entfernt wird, um die elektronische Überwachungsvorrichtung neu einzustellen bzw. zurückzusetzen.
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